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Curiosity as Outreach: Flipping Outreach on its Head
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
  • Paulina Borrego, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Anne Graham, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Ellen Lutz, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Melanie Radik, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Rebecca Reznik-Zellen, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Publication Date
2020
Abstract

Science and Engineering Library staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst visited several sites on campus in a novel outreach initiative that involved all nine staff members taking “field trips” without agendas. We demonstrate that outreach without the explicit goal of promoting a specific resource or service can be an effective use of time, and can build social capital that shares the goals of traditional outreach. Involving all staff in this outreach effort was a valuable team building experience, exposing the depth of our interests and expertise to each other and to our campus community.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.29173/istl54
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0
Citation Information
Paulina Borrego, Anne Graham, Ellen Lutz, Melanie Radik, et al.. "Curiosity as Outreach: Flipping Outreach on its Head" Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship Vol. 94 (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rebecca_reznik-zellen/53/